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India Today

THE SYSTEM CRASH

FAST & FATAL • A PUNE TEEN ALLEGEDLY SPEEDING IN A LUXURY CAR HITS A BIKE, LEAVING TWO DEAD. A LOOK AT WHY THIS CASE IS GENERATING SO MUCH HEAT

GOVERNMENT GETS A GOOD BONUS

WILL NAVEEN MAKE OR BE HISTORY? • THE BJD PATRIARCH FACES HIS FIERCEST CHALLENGE EVER AS A DETERMINED BJP WORKS TO STYMIE HIS BID TO BECOME INDIA’S LONGEST-SERVING CHIEF MINISTER

THE ELECTORAL JOURNEY OF NAVEEN PATNAIK • The Odisha chief minister’s consistent election victories since 1999 speak of his enduring appeal and strategic brilliance in state politics

INDIA’S LONGEST-SERVING CMs • Six leaders who have spent more than two decades in office

A PROGRESS REPORT • DURING NAVEEN PATNAIK’S TENURE, ODISHA HAS WITNESSED REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MAJOR DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DRIVING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH

KEY STRATEGIES

MGM HEALTHCARE AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF HEART & LUNG TRANSPLANTS • The Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at MGM Healthcare - Chennai, spearheaded by lndia’s leading heart and lung transplant surgeon Dr K.R. Balakrishnan as its Director, was set up with the vision to utilise the latest in technology, innovation and medical protocols to give patients with heart failure a new lease of life. The advanced technology, infrastructure and equipment available at MGM Healthcare, combined with skilled physicians and surgeons, provides improved diagnosis, care, treatment and outcomes for heart patients.

THE FIGHT FOR POLITICAL CAPITAL • Leading the campaign as non-playing captains or taking the electoral field themselves, a whole range of political players exemplify the churn that Punjab’s politics is going through

THE PARTY’S FACE

THE POWER CENTRE

IN DIRE STRAITS

THE RADICAL FACES

THE HINDU VOICE

THE LAST FRONTIER • PURVANCHAL HOSTS THE BIGGEST STAR CANDIDATE IN INDIA: NARENDRA MODI IN VARANASI. THAT MAY BE A NO-CONTEST, BUT CRAFTY CASTE PLAY BY THE SP-CONGRESS POSES A CHALLENGE IN THE OTHER DOZEN SEATS

PURVANCHAL

BRAJ TO AWADH, LOCAL IS MOST VOCAL • In the absence of a wave, caste dynamics and local issues have taken centre stage again in the state

SAFFRON DOMINANCE • The BJP has controlled the narrative and swept the polls since 2014

THWARTED FRANCHISE • Robertsganj, on the southeastern tip of Uttar Pradesh, is a study in how a coalition of other castes often defeats the aspirations of the majority caste among Dalits—in constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Castes

Caste Cause • A unique mix of forward caste groups, OBCs and a whole array on the Dalit-complex Adivasi continuum makes for poll equations at Robertsganj, which is a reserved constituency for the Scheduled Castes

THE AGE OF INFLUENCERS • A TRIBE OF YOUNG, EDUCATED INTERNET WARRIORS IS SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION WITH CURATED VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

National Security: How India is Taking a Global Lead

FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS • Gujarat sees another major tragedy as businesses flout safety norms and officials look away. This time it’s 33 lives lost...